News & Blog
Who’s paying for the Coalition melodrama?
February 24, 2026
Helen Haines, Independent MP for Indi (Vic) writes in The Saturday Paper: Since the last election, Australia has witnessed the biggest political on-again, off-again break-up of the 21st century. The slow, messy unravelling – and partial restitching – of the Coalition has dominated headlines,...
Read MoreVoices for WA: building the movement
December 02, 2025
We've all been there: it always seems impossible until it's done
Read MoreWe're back!
November 18, 2025
The Voices for Forrest team has been reinvigorated and is ready for work
Read MoreVoices for Forrest name candidate
November 09, 2024
Voices for Forrest ready to launch Community Independent to contest federal election
Read MoreIn the press: the good news about Independents
September 02, 2024
"By any objective assessment, the independents have made a positive difference to Australian government on many key issues" writes former Liberal opposition leader, John Hewson
Read MoreLaunching our KTC report
August 30, 2024
433 people shared their views with us, at 35 kitchen table conversations and with more than 200 surveys. What did they say?
Read MoreThe art of flyering
August 02, 2024
John is one of our founding members and biggest supporters. He shares his best tips and tricks for helping to spread the word: "The old saying: “you only get one first impression” is so true in personal publicity"
Read MoreWhy we do this
July 10, 2024
Starting a movement to change politics takes a lot of guts and work. But every day we feel the reward of people in our electorate who are grateful for what we're doing. And out there in the bigger world, the signs are pointing to...
Read MoreIn the press: Are YOU the next representative for Forrest?
July 10, 2024
We had and ad in The West!
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